Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra play Beethoven's Triple Concerto, Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony and Schoenberg's 1st Chamber Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall. Show more
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Vaughan Williams's Pastoral Symphony, George Butterworth's settings of AE Housman poems, Frederick Septimus Kelly's Elegy for Rupert Brooke and Rudi Stephan's Music for Orchestra. Show more
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The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra perform Mozart's overture to the Marriage of Figaro and Ravel pieces including Rapsodie espagnol, Pavane for a Dead Princess and Bolero. Show more
Front Row
Two Days, One Night; Timothy West on being Barbirolli; Alan Warner; Ilan Volkov
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Arts news. Razia Iqbal reviews Two Days, One Night, plus actor Timothy West on Sir John Barbirolli, Scottish novelist Alan Warner on his new novel, and classical Icelandic music. Show more
Razia Iqbal brings you five extraordinary testimonies from contemporary history, including a fashion industry pioneer from the days of the Soviet Union.
Witness looks back at five compelling stories this year. From the great niece of the Tsar reflecting on the Russian revolution, to the doctor who saved Bulgaria's dancing bears. Show more
Witness History
19/04/2019
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD
Razia Iqbal with five more first-hand stories from recent history, including the engineer who struggled to make the Sydney Opera House stand up.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the leading liberal Judge on the US Supreme Court. At 86 she has spent many decades fighting for women's rights, including equal pay and access to abortion. Show more
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of cancer at the age of 87. Razia Iqbal spoke to Bader Ginsburg in 2019 about her life, career and contemporary America. Show more
Talking Books
Alan Hollinghurst
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Europe
Esteemed literary novelist Alan Hollinghurst speaks to Razia Iqbal about his career to date. Show more
Talking Books
Jhumpa Lahiri
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America
In this Man Booker special, Razia Iqbal interviews Jhumpa Lahiri who has been shortlisted for her novel 'The Lowland'. Show more
Saturday Review
My Night With Reg, Wakolda, Home Front, Kevin Eldon, The Art and Science of Exploration
45 minutes
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Kevin Elyot's My Night With Reg revived, Argentine film Wakolda, Radio 4's Home Front, Kevin Eldon's book My Prefect Cousin, and The Art and Science of Exploration in Greenwich. Show more
Talking Books
Toni Morrison
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD
The acclaimed African American writer Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. In 2014 Razia Iqbal interviewed her at the Hay Festival. Show more
Front Row
Cilla; Will and Kate on stage; Tudor portraits; Ted Hughes' animal poems
30 minutes
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A review of Sheridan Smith as Cilla Black, an interview with 'Will' and 'Kate', a new exhibition of Tudor portraits and artefacts, and Alice Oswald on Ted Hughes' animal poems. Show more
Saturday Review
Henry IV, '71 film, Gotham on TV, Lila by Marilynne Robinson, Tracy Emin
45 minutes
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Razia Iqbal and guests review Henry IV at the Donmar, the film '71, Gotham on TV, Lila by Marilynne Robinson, and Tracy Emin at White Cube. Show more
Saturday Review
Here Lies Love, Palo Alto, Life Story, Being Mortal, Germany at the British Museum.
45 minutes
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David Byrne's musical Here Lies Love, Gia Coppola's debut film Palo Alto, David Attenborough's Life Story on BBC One, Atul Gawande's Being Mortal and Germany at the British Museum. Show more
Front Row
Boris on Churchill; Serena reviewed
30 minutes
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Boris Johnson on Churchill's legacy; review of Serena, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper; Art Review Power 100 List; Harry and Jack Williams, writers of The Missing. Show more
Saturday Review
Rose Tremain; The Imitation Game; Wildefire; Allen Jones; Remember Me
45 minutes
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Rose Tremain's The American Lover; Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game; Roy Williams' Wildefire; Allen Jones exhibition at RSA; Remember Me on BBC1. Show more
Front Row
Esio Trot, Robert Olen Butler, The Thompson Family, The Interview controversy
30 minutes
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Razia Iqbal with TV adaptations of Esio Trot and The Boy in the Dress, folk group the Thompson Family, Robert Olen Butler on his espionage thriller and The Interview controversy. Show more
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Miranda Hart, John Rutter, Seamus Heaney
30 minutes
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Miranda Hart on the success of Miranda and the final episodes of the sitcom, John Rutter on creating a Christmas carol, and a new edition of Seamus Heaney's poetry. Show more